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C. W. HAZELETT. STORAGE BATTERY CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FlL ED NOV- 21, I9]?- Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

application filed November 21, ion. herial Ito. mane.

To all whom it may concern:

lde it known that l, CLARENCE W. Harnnu'r'r, a citizen of the llnited States, residing at Lakewood, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Storage- Battery Connections, oil which the following is a lull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to terminal connections tor storage batteries.

it. very satisiiactoryand relatively inenpensive term ol connector for stora e'batteries consists ot a lead shank cast irectly onto the end oil a flexible cable, with a pen tion havingan eye adapted to ht the plate connector post of the battery. Such an arrangement, however, can be used only when the manufacturer lurnishes the complete connection. Frequently the manufacturer is called upon to tarnish only the lead body of a connection, so that the service-station or customer may attach the cable. it is intpracticable to solder or burn "-a cable into a cavity of the particular connection retli terred to, as the lead shank will melt and be destroyed before the cable can be fused into position. lit is the object of this invention to improve this form oi connection so that anyone can attach the cable directl T thereto without there being any danger o melting down the lead shank. 'lhe advantages of the improvement will be understood from the appended description with reference to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a top view of the improved connection.

Fig.2 is a section taken on the line A-d of Fig. l.

in my improved battery connection a copper tube 1, preferably tinned or lead coated within and without, 18 cast directly into the leaden lug or body ortion 2 in such a way that the lead eaten s into the inner bore of the tube as shown at 3. Preferably the mold is arranged in such a way that the lead is cast into the bore of the tube beyond the end a or the-lead shank, although this is not absolutely essential.

llhe lead body portion 2 has a tapered eye or opening 5 adapted to lit the tapered terminal post 6 oi the storage battery, and is held in place by a nut 71' threaded onto a copper or brass insert 8 cast into the post as shown. lln practice both the not i and the insert 8 are lead coated or tinned to pre vent corrosion by the electrolyte.

With a connection made in this way the bare end 9 ot a stranded conductor ill can be soldered or sweated directly into the chamber ll ol the copper tube 1 without there being any likelihood ot melting down the leaden shank oi the body ortion Q.

While the tube 11 is preerably termed ct copper, other metals can be used it they have.

garded as equivalents oi copper l laving described my invention, what l claim is l. in storage battery connectors, a lead terminal having an eye aapted to receive a terminal post, a tube having a higher tusion point than lead e11 bedded in said ter minal, the lead oil said terminal also entending into and filling the bore oil the embedded portion ot the tube.

' 2. in storage battery connectors, a lead terminal having an eye adapted to receive a terminal post, a copper tube having a pornun thereolt' embedded in said lead terminal, the lead of said terminal also extendin into the embedded portion of the tube, sai tube having an inner and outer coating or" metal adapted to fuse with the lead terminal.

3. in storage battery connectors, a lead terminal having an eye adapted'to receive a terminal post, a tube havin a higher fusion point than lead embedded in said terminal, said tube having an inner and outer coating of metal adapted to fuse with the lead terminal, and the lead of said terminal filling the bore oi the embedded portion ct said tube and extending beyond the outer sheath of lead.

in testimony whereol, ll hereunto aflin my signature.

CLARENCE W, ZElilE 'lT.

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